Re: Ariane 5 / XMM launch observed
Alphonse POUPLIER (alphonse.pouplier@skynet.be)
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 18:22:25 +0100 (MET)
>I've just got a report of unusual obs and I suspect the guys saw
>Ariane 5 second stage burn.
>
>Date: December 10, 1445-1515 UTC
>Location: Zelenchukskaya, Russia (approx. 43 deg 50 min N, 41 deg 35 min E).
>The object slowly moved W to E. In south, it had declination approx. 20 deg.
>(being in Pegasus, so elevation was approx. 60 deg). Object's mag was +4.5,
>and it has coma of +2 mag. In the western part of the path, two jets were
>observed
>...
One of my programs give
http://users.skynet.be/alphonse/zelen.gif
and another one this (excerpt):
Lieu:ZELENCHUK Latitude: +43d50m Longitude:041d35m
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ARIANE 5 R/B Ref.Date: 1999 344.60847680 = 10 / 12 / 1999
n= 0.55724444 Altitude: 846-%111,160 Km Magnit.St.: 5
10/12/1999 Az.: Ht.: Sol.: Alti.: Dist.: Magn.: Asc.D: Decl.: Const.:
14h55m 0s 271d 3d -14d 1029Km 3491Km 7.0 17.0h +2.6d Oph
14h59m 0s 257d 40d -15d 1558Km 2166Km 5.9 19.5h +18.4d Sge
15h 0m 0s 247d 53d -15d 1735Km 2062Km 5.8 20.6h +22.1d Vul
15h 1m 0s 228d 64d -15d 1926Km 2086Km 5.8 21.7h +24.2d Peg
15h 2m 0s 195d 70d -15d 2131Km 2231Km 6.0 22.7h +24.4d Peg
15h 3m 0s 162d 69d -15d 2348Km 2472Km 6.2 23.5h +23.2d Peg
15h 4m 0s 143d 64d -16d 2575Km 2779Km 6.5 0.2h +21.4d And
15h 5m 0s 132d 58d -16d 2812Km 3130Km 6.7 0.7h +19.5d Psc
15h 6m 0s 126d 54d -16d 3057Km 3509Km 7.0 1.1h +17.7d Psc
15h 7m 0s 122d 50d -16d 3308Km 3905Km 7.2 1.5h +16.0d Psc
15h 8m 0s 120d 46d -16d 3567Km 4311Km 7.4 1.7h +14.5d Ari
15h 9m 0s 118d 43d -17d 3830Km 4722Km 7.7 1.9h +13.2d Ari
15h10m 0s 117d 41d -17d 4098Km 5136Km 7.8 2.1h +11.9d Ari
My pleasure, avec plaisir, Alphonse URL: http://users.skynet.be/alphonse/
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